Decision details

The Deputy Mayor received confirmation that use of the framework had

helped reduce costs while maintaining quality.

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons

set out in the report and by a vote of 7-0:

RESOLVED that:

(1) twenty eight organisations indicated be approved for each ‘lot’ of the

Framework Agreement for Learning Disability services, the Framework to run

for 4 years;

(2) there be no specific financial implications of being awarded a place on the

Framework Agreement, as the process of appointment of providers to the

Framework Agreement does not represent a contract with monetary value.

(3) the new Framework will operate in the same way as the current one, which

has helped to hold down prices and supported the Council in maintaining a

ceiling on overall service costs and any changes in contract price, following

mini tender or call-off of Framework services, will be as a result of Council

agreed uplifts or due to changing service user need which could lead to either

an increase or decrease in price;

(4) the total value of contracts currently procured under the Learning Disability

Framework Agreement be an approximate stated figure per annum being the

in-borough spend on the service categories covered by the Framework

Agreement; and

(5) the current approximate value for each service category commission from this party providers within the borough be approved.